Chicagoan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But if you showed the average Chicagoan the evidence now in the public domain, most would likely surmise that Mr. Homan took a bribe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
One of his last Facebook posts, earlier this month, as a Chicagoan educated by Jesuits, was, “pope leo XIV is a sout’ sider my friendts. his cassock size is 4XIV.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
Since he’s a native Chicagoan, there were the obligatory yuks about deep dish communion and Malört.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of the 69-year-old native Chicagoan to lead the Catholic Church.
From BBC • May 8, 2025
I knew Dick, a Chicagoan, was wise in the ways of the streets, and blunt-spoken.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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